head to head
vs
Akalabeth: World of DoomvsFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Akalabeth: World of Doom leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Akalabeth: World of DoomFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans harder on optimization: Dual-army routing and class promotions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.